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'''Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize''', more commonly the '''Newdigate Prize''', is awarded to students of the [[University of Oxford]] for the Best Composition in [[English poetry|English verse]] by an undergraduate who has been admitted to Oxford within the previous four years. It was founded in 1806 as a memorial to [[Roger Newdigate|Sir Roger Newdigate]] (1719–1806).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordpoetry.co.uk/history.php?issue=newdigate |title=Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize |work=Oxford Poetry |quote=Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize for English Verse was founded in 1806 as a memorial to Sir Roger, fifth baronet (1719–1806) and Oxford university politician. |access-date=15 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218163110/http://www.oxfordpoetry.co.uk/history.php?issue=newdigate |archive-date=18 February 2012 }}</ref> The winning poem is announced at [[Encaenia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Newdigate Prize {{!}} British literary prize|url=https://www.britannica.com/art/Newdigate-Prize|access-date=2020-12-12|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> Instructions are published as follows: "The length of the poem is not to exceed 300 lines.<ref name=":0" /> The metre is not restricted to [[heroic couplet]]s, but dramatic form of composition is not allowed." It is one of the many prizes awarded by this university to students and graduate students.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prizes and Studentships|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships#collapse385931|access-date=2020-12-12|website=www.english.ox.ac.uk|language=en}}</ref>
'''Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize''', more commonly the '''Newdigate Prize''', is awarded by the [[University of Oxford]] for the Best Composition in [[English poetry|English verse]] by an undergraduate student.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prizes and Studentships |url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships#collapse385931 |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=www.english.ox.ac.uk |language=en |quote=The prize is open to current matriculated undergraduate students of the university.}}</ref> It was founded in 1806 as a memorial to [[Roger Newdigate|Sir Roger Newdigate]] (1719–1806).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordpoetry.co.uk/history.php?issue=newdigate |title=Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize |work=Oxford Poetry |quote=Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize for English Verse was founded in 1806 as a memorial to Sir Roger, fifth baronet (1719–1806) and Oxford university politician. |access-date=15 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218163110/http://www.oxfordpoetry.co.uk/history.php?issue=newdigate |archive-date=18 February 2012 }}</ref> The winning poem is announced at [[Encaenia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Newdigate Prize {{!}} British literary prize|url=https://www.britannica.com/art/Newdigate-Prize|access-date=2020-12-12|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> Instructions are published as follows: "The length of the poem is not to exceed 300 lines.<ref name=":0" /> The metre is not restricted to [[heroic couplet]]s, but dramatic form of composition is not allowed."


==Overview==
The first winner was [[John Wilson (Scottish writer)|John Wilson]] ("Christopher North"). Notable winners have included [[Robert Stephen Hawker]], [[John Ruskin]], [[Matthew Arnold]], [[Laurence Binyon]], [[Oscar Wilde]], [[John Buchan]], [[John Addington Symonds]], [[James Fenton]], [[James Laver]], [[P. M. Hubbard]], and [[Alan Hollinghurst]].
The first winner was [[John Wilson (Scottish writer)|John Wilson]] ("Christopher North"). Notable winners have included [[Robert Stephen Hawker]], [[John Ruskin]], [[Matthew Arnold]], [[Laurence Binyon]], [[Oscar Wilde]], [[John Buchan]], [[John Addington Symonds]], [[James Laver]], [[Donald Hall]], [[James Fenton]], [[P. M. Hubbard]], and [[Alan Hollinghurst]].


The parallel award given at the University of Cambridge is the [[Chancellor's Gold Medal]].
The parallel award given at the University of Cambridge is the [[Chancellor's Gold Medal]].


==Past titles and winners==
==Past titles and winners==
Where known, the title of the winning poem is given, followed by the name of the author, each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Where known, the title of the winning poem is given, followed by the name of the author. Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


===Notable 19th-century winners===
===Notable 19th-century winners===
* 1813: [[Francis Hawkins (physician, 1794–1877)|Francis Hawkins]]
* 1827: Pompeii. [[Robert Stephen Hawker]]
* 1827: 'Pompeii', [[Robert Hawker (poet)|Robert Stephen Hawker]]
* 1829: Voyages of Discovery to the Polar Regions. [[Thomas Legh Claughton]]
* 1829: 'Voyages of Discovery to the Polar Regions', [[Thomas Legh Claughton]]
* 1830: The African Desert. [[George Kettilby Rickards]]
* 1830: 'The African Desert', [[George Kettilby Rickards]]
* 1834: The Hospice of St. Bernard. [[Joseph Arnould]]<ref>{{cite book | authors = Boyd Litzinger, Donald Smalley | title = Richard Browning: The Critical Heritage | date = 1995 | publisher = Routledge | isbn = 0-415-13451-X | pages = 93 }}</ref>
* 1834: 'The Hospice of St. Bernard', [[Joseph Arnould]]<ref>{{cite book |author=Boyd Litzinger |author2=Donald Smalley | title = Richard Browning: The Critical Heritage | date = 1995 | publisher = Routledge | isbn = 0-415-13451-X | page = 93 }}</ref>
* 1837: The Gypsies. [[Arthur Penrhyn Stanley]]
* 1838: The Exile of St. Helena. [[Joseph Henry Dart]]
* 1837: 'The Gypsies', [[Arthur Penrhyn Stanley]]
* 1838: 'The Exile of St. Helena', [[Joseph Henry Dart]]
* 1839: Salsette and Elephanta. [[John Ruskin]]<ref>{{Cite ODNB|title=Ruskin, John (1819–1900), art critic and social critic|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-24291|access-date=2020-12-12| year=2004 |language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/24291| isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 | last1=Hewison | first1=Robert }}</ref>
* 1839: 'Salsette and Elephanta', [[John Ruskin]]<ref>{{Cite ODNB|title=Ruskin, John (1819–1900), art critic and social critic|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-24291|access-date=2020-12-12| year=2004 |language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/24291| isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 | last1=Hewison | first1=Robert }}</ref>
* 1843: Cromwell. [[Matthew Arnold]]<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p0gOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Cromwell: A Prize Poem, Recited in the Theatre, Oxford; June 28, 1843''] at Google Books</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2009-03-22|title=Review: Stanley, I Presume by Stanley Johnson|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/mar/22/biography-father-stanley-johnson-boris|access-date=2020-12-12|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
* 1843: 'Cromwell', [[Matthew Arnold]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=p0gOAAAAIAAJ ''Cromwell: A Prize Poem, Recited in the Theatre, Oxford; June 28, 1843''] at Google Books</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2009-03-22|title=Review: Stanley, I Presume by Stanley Johnson|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/mar/22/biography-father-stanley-johnson-boris|access-date=2020-12-12|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
* 1844: Battle of the Nile. [[Joseph Lloyd Brereton]]
* 1844: 'Battle of the Nile', [[Joseph Lloyd Brereton]]
* 1845: Petra. [[John William Burgon]]
* 1845: 'Petra', [[John William Burgon]]
* 1852: The Feast of Belshazzar. [[Edwin Arnold|Sir Edwin Arnold]]
* 1853: The Ruins of Egyptian Thebes. [[Samuel Harvey Reynolds]]
* 1852: 'The Feast of Belshazzar', [[Edwin Arnold|Sir Edwin Arnold]]
* 1853: 'The Ruins of Egyptian Thebes', [[Samuel Harvey Reynolds]]
* 1857: The Temple of Janus. [[Philip Stanhope Worsley]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Abbott|first1=Claude Colleer|title=The Correspondence of Gerard Manley Hopkins and Richard Watson Dixon|date=1955|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|page=5|edition=2nd}}</ref>
* 1857: 'The Temple of Janus', [[Philip Stanhope Worsley]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Abbott|first1=Claude Colleer|title=The Correspondence of Gerard Manley Hopkins and Richard Watson Dixon|date=1955|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|page=5|edition=2nd}}</ref>
* 1860: The Escorial. [[John Addington Symonds]]
* 1868: The Catacombs. [[John Alexander Stewart (philosopher)|John Alexander Stewart]]
* 1860: 'The Escorial', [[John Addington Symonds]]
* 1868: 'The Catacombs', [[John Alexander Stewart (philosopher)|John Alexander Stewart]]
* 1875: David Livingstone. [[George Earle Buckle]]
* 1875: 'David Livingstone', [[George Earle Buckle]]
* 1877: [[John Brooks (lawyer and politician)|John Brooks]]
* 1877: [[John Brooks (lawyer and politician)|John Brooks]]
* 1878: Ravenna. [[Oscar Wilde]]<ref name=":1" />
* 1878: 'Ravenna', [[Oscar Wilde]]<ref name=":1" />
* 1880: Raleigh. [[Rennell Rodd]]
* 1880: 'Raleigh', [[Rennell Rodd]]
* 1883: [[John Bowyer Buchanan Nichols]]
* 1883: [[John Bowyer Buchanan Nichols]]
* 1887: Sakya-Muni: The Story of Buddha. [[Sidney A. Alexander]]
* 1886: 'Savonarola', [[R. L. Gales]]
* 1887: 'Sakya-Muni: The Story of Buddha', [[Sidney A. Alexander]]
* 1888: Gordon in Africa. [[Arthur Waugh]]
* 1888: 'Gordon in Africa', [[Arthur Waugh]]
* 1898: The Pilgrim Fathers. [[John Buchan]]
* 1898: 'The Pilgrim Fathers', [[John Buchan]]
* 1890: Persephone. [[Laurence Binyon]]
* 1890: 'Persephone', [[Laurence Binyon]]
* 1900: Robespierre. [[Arthur Carré]]
* 1895: 'Montezuma', [[J. S. Arkwright]]
* 1900: 'Robespierre', [[Arthur Carré]]


===20th century===
===20th century===
* 1901: Galileo. [[H. W. Garrod|William Garrod]]
* 1901: 'Galileo', [[H. W. Garrod|William Garrod]]
* 1902: Minos. [[Ernest Wodehouse]]
* 1902: 'Minos', [[Ernest Wodehouse]]
* 1903: not awarded
* 1903: not awarded
* 1904: Delphi. [[George Bell (bishop)|George Bell]]
* 1904: 'Delphi', [[George Bell (bishop)|George Bell]]
* 1905: Garibaldi. [[Arthur E. E. Reade]]
* 1905: 'Garibaldi', [[Arthur E. E. Reade]]
* 1906: The Death of Shelley. [[Geoffrey Scott (architectural historian)|Geoffrey Scott]]
* 1906: 'The Death of Shelley', [[Geoffrey Scott (architectural historian)|Geoffrey Scott]]
* 1907: Camoens. [[Robert Cruttwell]]
* 1907: 'Camoens', [[Robert Cruttwell]]
* 1908: Holyrood. [[Julian Huxley]]
* 1908: 'Holyrood', [[Julian Huxley]]
* 1909: Michelangelo. [[Frank Ashton-Gwatkin]]
* 1909: 'Michelangelo', [[Frank Ashton-Gwatkin]]
* 1910: Atlantis. [[Charles Bewley]]
* 1910: 'Atlantis', [[Charles Bewley]]
* 1911: Achilles. [[Roger Heath]]
* 1911: 'Achilles', [[Roger Heath]]
* 1912: Richard I Before Jerusalem. [[William Chase Greene]]
* 1912: 'Richard I Before Jerusalem', [[William Chase Greene]]
* 1913: Oxford. [[Maurice Roy Ridley]]
* 1913: 'Oxford', [[Maurice Roy Ridley]]
* 1914: The Burial of Sophocles. Robert William Sterling
* 1914: 'The Burial of Sophocles', Robert William Sterling
* 1915: not awarded
* 1915: not awarded
* 1916: Venice. Russell Green
* 1916: 'Venice', Russell Green
* 1917: suspended due to war
* 1917: suspended due to war
* 1918: suspended due to war
* 1918: suspended due to war
* 1919: France. [[P. H. B. Lyon]]
* 1919: 'France', [[P. H. B. Lyon]]
* 1920: The Lake of Garda. [[George Harcourt Vanden-Bampde-Johnstone, 3rd Baron Derwent|George Johnstone]]
* 1920: 'The Lake of Garda', [[George Harcourt Vanden-Bampde-Johnstone, 3rd Baron Derwent|George Johnstone]]
* 1921: Cervantes. [[James Laver]]
* 1921: 'Cervantes', [[James Laver]]
* 1922: Mount Everest. [[James Reid (poet)|James Reid]]
* 1922: 'Mount Everest', [[James Reid (poet)|James Reid]]
* 1923: London. [[Christopher Scaife]]
* 1923: 'London', [[Christopher Scaife]]
* 1924: Michelangelo. [[Franklin McDuffee]]
* 1924: 'Michelangelo', [[Franklin McDuffee]]
* 1925: Byron. [[Edgar McInnis]]
* 1925: 'Byron', [[Edgar McInnis]]
* 1926: not awarded
* 1926: not awarded
* 1927: Julia, Daughter of Claudius. [[G. E. Trevelyan|Gertrude Trevelyan]]
* 1927: 'Julia, Daughter of Claudius', [[G. E. Trevelyan|Gertrude Trevelyan]]
* 1928: The Mermaid Tavern. [[Angela Cave]]
* 1928: 'The Mermaid Tavern', [[Angela Cave]]
* 1929: The Sands of Egypt. [[Phyllis Hartnoll]]
* 1929: 'The Sands of Egypt', [[Phyllis Hartnoll]]
* 1930: Daedalus. [[Josephine Fielding]]
* 1930: 'Daedalus', [[Josephine Fielding]]
* 1931: Vanity Fair. [[Michael Balkwill]]
* 1931: 'Vanity Fair', [[Michael Balkwill]]
* 1932: Sir Walter Scott. [[Richard Hennings]]
* 1932: 'Sir Walter Scott', [[Richard Hennings]]
* 1933: Ovid among the Goths. [[P. M. Hubbard|Philip Maitland Hubbard]]<ref name="Times">{{cite news|date=19 March 1980|title=Mr. P. M. Hubbard|page=16|work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>
* 1933: 'Ovid among the Goths', [[P. M. Hubbard|Philip Maitland Hubbard]]<ref name="Times">{{cite news|date=19 March 1980|title=Mr. P. M. Hubbard|page=16|work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>
* 1934: Fire. [[Edward Lowbury]]
* 1934: 'Fire', [[Edward Lowbury]]
* 1935: Canterbury. [[Allan Plowman]]
* 1935: 'Canterbury', [[Allan Plowman]]
* 1936: Rain. [[David Winser]]
* 1936: 'Rain', [[David Winser]]
* 1937: The Man in the Moon. [[Margaret Stanley-Wrench]]
* 1937: 'The Man in the Moon', [[Margaret Stanley-Wrench]]
* 1938: Milton Blind. [[Michael Thwaites]]
* 1938: 'Milton Blind', [[Michael Thwaites]]
* 1939: Dr Newman Revisits Oxford. [[Kenneth Kitchin]]
* 1939: 'Dr Newman Revisits Oxford', [[Kenneth Kitchin]]
* 1940–1946: suspended due to war
* 1940–1946: suspended due to war
* 1947: Nemesis. [[Merton Atkins]]
* 1947: 'Nemesis', [[Merton Atkins]]
* 1948: Caesarion. Peter Way
* 1948: 'Caesarion', Peter Way
* 1949: The Black Death. [[Peter Weitzman]]
* 1949: 'The Black Death', [[Peter Weitzman]]
* 1950: Eldorado. [[John Bayley (writer)|John Bayley]]
* 1950: 'Eldorado', [[John Bayley (writer)|John Bayley]]
* 1951: The Queen of Sheba. [[Michael Hornyansky]]
* 1951: 'The Queen of Sheba', [[Michael Hornyansky]]
* 1952: Exile. [[Donald Hall]] (published in ''OP'' 1953)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Learning|first=Gale, Cengage|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hcIPDQAAQBAJ&q=newdigate+Prize+Donald+Hall&pg=PT5|title=A Study Guide for Donald Hall's "Names of Horses"|year=2016 |publisher=Gale, Cengage Learning|isbn=978-1-4103-5358-0|language=en}}</ref>
* 1952: 'Exile', [[Donald Hall]] (published in ''OP'' 1953)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Learning|first=Gale, Cengage|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hcIPDQAAQBAJ&q=newdigate+Prize+Donald+Hall&pg=PT5|title=A Study Guide for Donald Hall's "Names of Horses"|year=2016 |publisher=Gale, Cengage Learning|isbn=978-1-4103-5358-0|language=en}}</ref>
* 1953: not awarded
* 1953: not awarded
* 1954: not awarded
* 1954: not awarded
* 1955: Elegy for a Dead Clown. [[Stuart Evans (author)|(Edwin) Stuart Evans]]
* 1955: 'Elegy for a Dead Clown', [[Stuart Evans (author)|(Edwin) Stuart Evans]]
* 1956: The Deserted Altar. [[David Posner]]
* 1956: 'The Deserted Altar', David Posner
* 1957: Leviathan. [[Robert James Maxwell]]
* 1957: 'Leviathan', [[Robert James Maxwell]]
* 1958: The Earthly Paradise. [[Jon Stallworthy]]
* 1958: 'The Earthly Paradise', [[Jon Stallworthy]]
* 1959: not awarded
* 1959: not awarded
* 1960: A Dialogue between Caliban and Ariel. [[John Fuller (poet)|John Fuller]]
* 1960: 'A Dialogue between Caliban and Ariel', [[John Fuller (poet)|John Fuller]]
* 1961: not awarded
* 1961: not awarded
* 1962: May Morning. [[Stanley Johnson (writer)|Stanley Johnson]]<ref name=":1"/>
* 1962: 'May Morning', [[Stanley Johnson (writer)|Stanley Johnson]]<ref name=":1"/>
* 1963: not awarded
* 1963: not awarded
* 1964: Disease. [[James Hamilton-Paterson]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thomson|first=Ian|date=2004-06-05|title=Profile: James Hamilton-Paterson|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/jun/05/featuresreviews.guardianreview8|access-date=2020-12-12|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
* 1964: 'Disease', [[James Hamilton-Paterson]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thomson|first=Ian|date=2004-06-05|title=Profile: James Hamilton-Paterson|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/jun/05/featuresreviews.guardianreview8|access-date=2020-12-12|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
* 1965: Fear. [[Peter Jay (poet)|Peter Jay]]
* 1965: 'Fear', [[Peter Jay (poet)|Peter Jay]]
* 1966: not awarded
* 1966: not awarded
* 1967: not awarded
* 1967: not awarded
* 1968: The Opening of Japan. [[James Fenton]]<ref name="CW">{{cite web|title=Professor James Fenton|url=https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/james-fenton|access-date=2016-01-14|website=British Council Literature|publisher=[[British Council]]}}</ref>
* 1968: 'The Opening of Japan', [[James Fenton]]<ref name="CW">{{cite web|title=Professor James Fenton|url=https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/james-fenton|access-date=2016-01-14|website=British Council Literature|publisher=[[British Council]]}}</ref>
* 1969: not awarded
* 1969: not awarded
* 1970: Instructions to a Painter. [[Charles Radice]]
* 1970: 'Instructions to a Painter', [[Charles Radice]]
* 1971: not awarded
* 1971: not awarded
* 1972: The Ancestral Face. [[Neil Rhodes]]
* 1972: 'The Ancestral Face', [[Neil Rhodes]]
* 1973: The Wife's Tale. [[Chris Mann (poet)|Christopher Mann]]
* 1973: 'The Wife's Tale', [[Chris Mann (poet)|Christopher Mann]]
* 1974: Death of a Poet. [[Alan Hollinghurst]]
* 1974: 'Death of a Poet', [[Alan Hollinghurst]]
* 1975: The Tides. [[Andrew Motion]]
* 1975: 'Inland', [[Andrew Motion]]
* 1976: Hostages. [[David Winzar]]
* 1976: 'Hostages', [[David Winzar]]
* 1977: The Fool. Michael King
* 1977: 'The Fool', Michael King
* 1978: not awarded
* 1978: not awarded
* 1979: not awarded
* 1979: not awarded
* 1980: Inflation. [[Simon Higginson]]
* 1980: 'Inflation', [[Simon Higginson]]
* 1981: not awarded
* 1981: not awarded
* 1982: Souvenirs. [[Gordon Wattles]]
* 1982: 'Souvenirs', [[Gordon Wattles]]
* 1983: Triumphs. [[Peter McDonald (critic)|Peter McDonald]] (published in ''OP'' I.2)
* 1983: 'Triumphs', [[Peter McDonald (critic)|Peter McDonald]] (published in ''OP'' I.2)
* 1984: Fear. [[James Leader]]
* 1984: 'Fear', [[James Leader]]
* 1985: Magic. [[Robert Twigger]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Learning curve {{!}} The Guardian {{!}} guardian.co.uk|url=https://www.theguardian.com/guardianeducation/story/0,3605,307920,00.html|access-date=2020-12-12|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
* 1985: 'Magic', [[Robert Twigger]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Learning curve {{!}} The Guardian {{!}} guardian.co.uk|url=https://www.theguardian.com/guardianeducation/story/0,3605,307920,00.html|access-date=2020-12-12|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
* 1986: An Epithalamion. [[William Morris (Newdigate winner)|William Morris]]
* 1986: 'An Epithalamion', [[William Morris (Newdigate winner)|William Morris]]
* 1987: Memoirs of Tiresias. Bruce Gibson and [[Michael Suarez]] (joint winners)
* 1987: 'Memoirs of Tiresias', Bruce Gibson and [[Michael Suarez]] (joint winners)
* 1988: Elegy. [[Mark Wormald]]
* 1988: 'Elegy', [[Mark Wormald]]
* 1989: The House. [[Jane Griffiths (poet)|Jane Griffiths]]
* 1989: 'The House', [[Jane Griffiths (poet)|Jane Griffiths]]
* 1990: Mapping. [[Roderick Clayton]]
* 1990: 'Mapping', [[Roderick Clayton]]
* 1991: not awarded
* 1991: not awarded
* 1992: Green Thought. [[Fiona Sampson]]
* 1992: 'Green Thought', [[Fiona Sampson]]
* 1993: The Landing. [[Caron Röhsler]]
* 1993: 'The Landing', [[Caron Röhsler]]
* 1994: Making Sense. [[James Merino]]
* 1994: 'Making Sense', [[James Merino]]
* 1995: Judith with the Head of Holofernes. [[Antony Dunn]] (published in ''OP'' IX.1)
* 1995: 'Judith with the Head of Holofernes', [[Antony Dunn]] (published in ''OP'' IX.1)
* 1996: not awarded
* 1996: not awarded
* 1997: not awarded
* 1997: not awarded
* 1998: not awarded
* 1998: not awarded
* 1999: not awarded
* 1999: not awarded
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* 2000: A Book of Hours.


===21st century===
===21st century===
⚫
* 2000: 'A Book of Hours'.
* 2005: ''Lyons. [[Arina Patrikova]]
* 2006: ''BEE-POEMS. [[Paul Thomas Abbott]]
* 2005: 'Lyons', [[Arina Patrikova]]
* 2006: 'BEE-POEMS', [[Paul Thomas Abbott]]
* 2007: [[Meirion Jordan]]
* 2007: [[Meirion Jordan]]
* 2008: ''Returning'', 1945. [[Rachel Piercey]]
* 2008: 'Returning, 1945', [[Rachel Piercey]]
* 2009: ''Allotments'', [[Arabella Currie]]
* 2009: 'Allotments', [[Arabella Currie]]
* 2010: ''The Mapmaker's Daughter'', [[Lavinia Singer]]
* 2010: 'The Mapmaker's Daughter', [[Lavinia Singer]]
* 2011: not awarded
* 2011: not awarded
* 2012: not awarded
* 2012: not awarded
* 2013: ''Edgelands'', Daisy Syme-Taylor<ref>{{cite web|title=Merton Student Wins Newdigate Prize|url=https://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/news/merton-student-wins-newdigate-prize|publisher=Merton College, Oxford|access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref>
* 2013: 'Edgelands', Daisy Syme-Taylor<ref>{{cite web|title=Merton Student Wins Newdigate Prize|url=https://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/news/merton-student-wins-newdigate-prize|publisher=Merton College, Oxford|access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref>
* 2014: ''The Centrifuge'', Andrew Wynn Owen<ref>{{cite web|title=Andrew Wynn Owen Wins the Newdigate Prize|url=http://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/andrew-wynn-owen-wins-the-newdigate-prize-2/|publisher=Magdalen College, Oxford|access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref>
* 2014: 'The Centrifuge', Andrew Wynn Owen<ref>{{cite web|title=Andrew Wynn Owen Wins the Newdigate Prize|url=http://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/andrew-wynn-owen-wins-the-newdigate-prize-2/|publisher=Magdalen College, Oxford|access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref>
* 2015: not awarded
* 2015: not awarded
* 2016: ''Sinai'', Mary Anne Clark<ref>{{cite web|title=Prizes and Studentships|url=http://english.web.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships#collapse1-0|publisher=University of Oxford Faculty of English|access-date=27 October 2016|quote=In 2016 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was awarded to Mary Anne Clark for her entry 'Sinai'.}}</ref>
* 2016: 'Sinai', Mary Anne Clark<ref>{{cite web|title=Prizes and Studentships|url=http://english.web.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships#collapse1-0|publisher=University of Oxford Faculty of English|access-date=27 October 2016|quote=In 2016 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was awarded to Mary Anne Clark for her entry 'Sinai'.}}</ref>
* 2017: ''Borderlines'', [[Dominic Hand]] (published in ''Oxford Poetry'' XVII.i) <ref>{{cite web|title=Faculty Prizewinners Announced|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/article/faculty-prizewinners-announced|publisher=University of Oxford Faculty of English|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oriel Undergraduate Dominic Hand Wins University's Newdigate Prize for Poetry|url=http://www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/about-college/news-events/news/oriel-undergraduate-dominic-hand-wins-university%E2%80%99s-newdigate-prize|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>
* 2017: 'Borderlines', [[Dominic Hand]] (published in ''Oxford Poetry'' XVII.i)<ref>{{cite web|title=Faculty Prizewinners Announced|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/article/faculty-prizewinners-announced|publisher=University of Oxford Faculty of English|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oriel Undergraduate Dominic Hand Wins University's Newdigate Prize for Poetry|url=http://www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/about-college/news-events/news/oriel-undergraduate-dominic-hand-wins-university%E2%80%99s-newdigate-prize|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>
*2018: not awarded <ref>{{cite web|title=Prizes and Studentships|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships#collapse385931|publisher=University of Oxford Faculty of English|access-date=4 March 2019|quote=In 2018 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was not awarded.}}</ref>
*2018: not awarded<ref>{{cite web|title=Prizes and Studentships|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships#collapse385931|publisher=University of Oxford Faculty of English|access-date=4 March 2019|quote=In 2018 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was not awarded.}}</ref>
*2019: not awarded <ref>{{cite web|title=Prizes and Studentships|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships#collapse385931|publisher=University of Oxford Faculty of English|access-date=12 June 2019|quote=In 2019 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was not awarded.}}</ref>
*2019: not awarded<ref>{{cite web|title=Prizes and Studentships|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships#collapse385931|publisher=University of Oxford Faculty of English|access-date=12 June 2019|quote=In 2019 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was not awarded.}}</ref>
*2020: ''the summer critter speaks not of frost.'', [[Rachel Ka Yin Leung]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-02|title=Prizes and Studentships {{!}} Faculty of English|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602222852/https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-06-02|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/article/sir-roger-newdigate-prize-awarded-to-leung-rachel-ka-yin|date=10 June 2020|title=Sir Roger Newdigate prize awarded to Leung Rachel Ka Yin|website=University of Oxford|access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref>
*2020: 'the summer critter speaks not of frost.', [[Rachel Ka Yin Leung]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-02|title=Prizes and Studentships {{!}} Faculty of English|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602222852/https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships|archive-date=2020-06-02|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/article/sir-roger-newdigate-prize-awarded-to-leung-rachel-ka-yin|date=10 June 2020|title=Sir Roger Newdigate prize awarded to Leung Rachel Ka Yin|website=University of Oxford|access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref>
* 2021: ''Koinobionts'', Annabelle Fuller<ref>{{cite web|title=Prizes and Studentships|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships#collapse385931|publisher=University of Oxford Faculty of English|access-date=10 May 2021|quote=In 2021 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was awarded to Annabelle Fuller for her entry 'Koinobionts'.}}</ref>
* 2021: 'Koinobionts', Annabelle Fuller<ref>{{cite web|title=Prizes and Studentships|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships#collapse385931|publisher=University of Oxford Faculty of English|access-date=10 May 2021|quote=In 2021 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was awarded to Annabelle Fuller for her entry 'Koinobionts'.}}</ref>
* 2022: 'pecking orders', Maggie Wang<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maggie Wang wins the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize with her poem 'pecking orders' |url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/article/maggie-wang-wins-the-sir-roger-newdigate-prize-with-her-poem-pecking-orders |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=www.english.ox.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>
* 2023: 'The girl I saw through the James Webb Telescope', Nicholas Stone<ref>{{Cite web |title=HMC Law student wins Sir Roger Newdigate Prize |url=https://www.hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-law-student-wins-sir-roger-newdigate-prize |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=www.hmc.ox.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sir Roger Newdigate Prize 2023: winner announced |url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/article/sir-roger-newdigate-prize-2023-winner-announced |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=www.english.ox.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>
* 2024: 'After 'Horses, Peacefully Farting and Snoring' and 'At the Papal Palace', Shaw Worth <ref>{{Cite web |title=Prizes and Studentships|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships#collapse385931|access-date=2024-05-03|website=www.english.ox.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of British literary awards]]
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*[[Prizes named after people]]


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Latest revision as of 10:46, 14 June 2024

Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize, more commonly the Newdigate Prize, is awarded by the University of Oxford for the Best Composition in English verse by an undergraduate student.[1] It was founded in 1806 as a memorial to Sir Roger Newdigate (1719–1806).[2] The winning poem is announced at Encaenia.[3] Instructions are published as follows: "The length of the poem is not to exceed 300 lines.[3] The metre is not restricted to heroic couplets, but dramatic form of composition is not allowed."

Overview

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The first winner was John Wilson ("Christopher North"). Notable winners have included Robert Stephen Hawker, John Ruskin, Matthew Arnold, Laurence Binyon, Oscar Wilde, John Buchan, John Addington Symonds, James Laver, Donald Hall, James Fenton, P. M. Hubbard, and Alan Hollinghurst.

The parallel award given at the University of Cambridge is the Chancellor's Gold Medal.

Past titles and winners

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Where known, the title of the winning poem is given, followed by the name of the author. Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

Notable 19th-century winners

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20th century

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21st century

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See also

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References

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Notes

  1. ^ "Prizes and Studentships". www.english.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2023. The prize is open to current matriculated undergraduate students of the university.
  2. ^ "Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize". Oxford Poetry. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012. Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize for English Verse was founded in 1806 as a memorial to Sir Roger, fifth baronet (1719–1806) and Oxford university politician.
  3. ^ a b "Newdigate Prize | British literary prize". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ^ Boyd Litzinger; Donald Smalley (1995). Richard Browning: The Critical Heritage. Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 0-415-13451-X.
  5. ^ Hewison, Robert (2004). "Ruskin, John (1819–1900), art critic and social critic". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24291. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 12 December 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ Cromwell: A Prize Poem, Recited in the Theatre, Oxford; June 28, 1843 at Google Books
  7. ^ a b c "Review: Stanley, I Presume by Stanley Johnson". the Guardian. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  8. ^ Abbott, Claude Colleer (1955). The Correspondence of Gerard Manley Hopkins and Richard Watson Dixon (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 5.
  9. ^ "Mr. P. M. Hubbard". The Times. 19 March 1980. p. 16.
  10. ^ Learning, Gale, Cengage (2016). A Study Guide for Donald Hall's "Names of Horses". Gale, Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1-4103-5358-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Thomson, Ian (5 June 2004). "Profile: James Hamilton-Paterson". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Professor James Fenton". British Council Literature. British Council. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Learning curve | The Guardian | guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Merton Student Wins Newdigate Prize". Merton College, Oxford. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Andrew Wynn Owen Wins the Newdigate Prize". Magdalen College, Oxford. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Prizes and Studentships". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 27 October 2016. In 2016 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was awarded to Mary Anne Clark for her entry 'Sinai'.
  17. ^ "Faculty Prizewinners Announced". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Oriel Undergraduate Dominic Hand Wins University's Newdigate Prize for Poetry". Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  19. ^ "Prizes and Studentships". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 4 March 2019. In 2018 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was not awarded.
  20. ^ "Prizes and Studentships". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 12 June 2019. In 2019 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was not awarded.
  21. ^ "Prizes and Studentships | Faculty of English". 2 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Sir Roger Newdigate prize awarded to Leung Rachel Ka Yin". University of Oxford. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  23. ^ "Prizes and Studentships". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 10 May 2021. In 2021 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was awarded to Annabelle Fuller for her entry 'Koinobionts'.
  24. ^ "Maggie Wang wins the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize with her poem 'pecking orders'". www.english.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  25. ^ "HMC Law student wins Sir Roger Newdigate Prize". www.hmc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  26. ^ "Sir Roger Newdigate Prize 2023: winner announced". www.english.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  27. ^ "Prizes and Studentships". www.english.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

Sources

  • Richter, editor, Annie J. (1946). Literary Prizes and Their Winners. R. R. Bowker Co.
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